Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the

Seleucid Empire The Seleucid Empire (; grc, Βασιλεία τῶν Σελευκιδῶν, ''Basileía tōn Seleukidōn'') was a Greek state in West Asia that existed during the Hellenistic period from 312 BC to 63 BC. The Seleucid Empire was founded by the ...

and the Kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the

Maccabean Revolt The Maccabean Revolt ( he, מרד החשמונאים) was a Jewish rebellion led by the Maccabees against the Seleucid Empire and against Hellenistic influence on Jewish life. The main phase of the revolt lasted from 167–160 BCE and ended ...

and the holiday of

Hanukkah or English translation: 'Establishing' or 'Dedication' (of the Temple in Jerusalem) , nickname = , observedby = Jews , begins = 25 Kislev , ends = 2 Tevet or 3 Tevet , celebrations = Lighting candles each night. ...

, "Antiochus" refers specifically to

Antiochus IV Epiphanes Antiochus IV Epiphanes (; grc, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἐπιφανής, ''Antíochos ho Epiphanḗs'', "God Manifest"; c. 215 BC – November/December 164 BC) was a Greek Hellenistic king who ruled the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until his deat ...

. Antiochus may refer to:

The Seleucid Empire

* Antiochus (father of Seleucus I Nicator) (born 4th-century BC), father of Seleucus I Nicator, founder of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire * Antiochus I Soter (died 261 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire * Antiochus II Theos (286 BC–246 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 261 BC–246 BC * Antiochus Hierax (died 226 BC), rebel brother of Seleucus II Callinicus * Antiochus III the Great (241–187 BC, king 222–187 BC), younger son of Seleucus II Callinicus, became the 6th ruler of the Seleucid Empire ** Antiochus (son of Antiochus III the Great), the first son of Antiochus III the Great *

(215 BC–164 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 175 BC until 164 BC * Antiochus V Eupator (173 BC–162 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire who reigned 164-162 BC * Antiochus VI Dionysus (148–138 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, son of Alexander Balas and Cleopatra Thea *

Antiochus VII Sidetes Antiochus VII Euergetes ( el, Ἀντίοχος Ευεργέτης; c. 164/160 BC129 BC), nicknamed Sidetes ( el, Σιδήτης) (from Side, a city in Asia Minor), also known as Antiochus the Pious, was ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire ...

(died 129 BC), king of the Seleucid Empire, reigned from 138 to 129 BC *

Antiochus VIII Grypus Antiochus VIII Epiphanes/Callinicus/Philometor, nicknamed Grypus ( gr, Γρυπός, "hook-nose"), was the ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire from 125 to 96 BC. He was the younger son of Demetrius II and Cleopatra Thea. He may have spent ...

(died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Demetrius II Nicator *

Antiochus IX Cyzicenus Antiochus IX Eusebes Cyzicenus ( gr, Ἀντίοχος Εὐσεβής Κυζικηνός, "Antiochus the Pious, the Cyzicene") was a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom. He was the son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea.

(died 96 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VII Sidetes and Cleopatra Thea, half-brother of Antiochus VIII * Antiochus X Eusebes (died 83 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire from 95 BC *

Antiochus XI Epiphanes Antiochus XI Epiphanes Philadelphus ( gr, Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος; died 93 BC) was a Seleucid monarch who reigned as King of Syria between 94 and 93 BC, during the Hellenistic period. He was the son of AntiochusV ...

(died 92 BC), ruler of the Seleucid Empire, son of Antiochus VIII Grypus and brother of Seleucus VI Epiphanes * Antiochus XII Dionysus (Epiphanes/Philopator/Callinicus), ruler of the Seleucid Empire reigned 87–84 BC; fifth son of Antiochus VIII Grypus *

Antiochus XIII Asiaticus Antiochus XIII Philadelphus, (Greek: Ἀντίοχος ΙΓ' Φιλάδελφος) known as Asiaticus, (Ἀσιατικός) was the penultimate ruler of the Seleucid kingdom. Biography He was son of king Antiochus X Eusebes and the Ptolemaic ...

(died 64 BC), one of the last rulers of the Seleucid Empire * Antiochus, the infant son of Antiochus II Theos * Antiochus, first son of Seleucus IV Philopator

Kingdom of Commagene

Antiochus I Theos of Commagene Antiochus I Theos Dikaios Epiphanes Philorhomaios Philhellen ( grc, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Θεὸς Δίκαιος Ἐπιφανὴς Φιλορωμαῖος Φιλέλλην, meaning "Antiochos, the just, eminent god, friend of Romans and friend ...

(died 38 BC), reigned 70 BC-38 BC *

Antiochus II of Commagene Antiochus II ( el, , flourished 1st century BC) was a man of Iranian and Greek descent. Antiochus II was a prince from the Kingdom of Commagene and the second son of King Antiochus I Theos of Commagene. He was the youngest brother of prince and fut ...

(died 29 BC) * Antiochus III of Commagene (died 17 AD), reigned 12 BC-17 * Antiochus IV of Commagene, reigned 38-72

Princes of Commagene

Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes Gaius Julius Archelaus Antiochus Epiphanes, also known as Julius Archelaus Epiphanes; Epiphanes; Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes or simply known as Gaius (Greek: Γάιος Ἰούλιος Ἀρχέλαος Ἀντίοχος Ἐπιφανής, 38 ...

(38–92 AD) * Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos (65–116)

Others

* Antiochus (mythology), name of five figures in Greek mythology * Antiochus of Alexandria, writer on Greek comedy * Antiochus, an epigrammatic poet, one of whose epigrams is extant in the ''

Greek Anthology The ''Greek Anthology'' ( la, Anthologia Graeca) is a collection of poems, mostly epigrams, that span the Classical and Byzantine periods of Greek literature. Most of the material of the ''Greek Anthology'' comes from two manuscripts, the ''Pa ...

'' *

Antiochus of Laodicea Antiochus is a Greek male first name, which was a dynastic name for rulers of the Seleucid Empire and the Kingdom of Commagene. In Jewish historical memory, connected with the Maccabean Revolt and the holiday of Hanukkah, "Antiochus" refers spec ...

, a sceptic philosopher, and a disciple of Zeuxis; see Laodicea on the Lycus *

Antiochus (sculptor) Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) was a sculptor of ancient Greece from Athens, whose name is inscribed on his statue of the goddess Athena in the Villa Ludovisi at Rome. It is unclear what became of the sculpture after the Villa Ludovisi was sold ...

, a sculptor of ancient Greece from Athens *

Antiochus of Syracuse Antiochus of Syracuse ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Συρακούσιος) was a Greek historian, who flourished around 420 BC. Little is known of Antiochus' life, but his works, of which only fragments remain, enjoyed a high reputation because ...

(c. 423 BC), Greek historian *

Antiochus (admiral) Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) of Athens was a commander of ancient Greece during the Peloponnesian War who was left by the Athenian commander Alcibiades at Notium in command of the Athenian fleet in 407 BCE, with strict injunctions not to e ...

, Athenian admiral of Alcibiades (407 BC) *

Antiochus of Arcadia Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) of Arcadia (region), Arcadia was a man of ancient Greece who was the envoy sent by his state to the Persian court in 367 BCE, when embassies went to Susa from most of the Grecian states. The Arcadians, probably t ...

, Greek envoy to Persia (4th century BC) * Antiochus of Antioch, villainous king in

Apollonius of Tyre Apollonius of Tyre is the subject of an ancient short novella, popular in the Middle Ages. Existing in numerous forms in many languages, the text is thought to be translated from an ancient Greek manuscript, now lost. Plot summary In most versi ...

legend * Antiochus, villainous king in Shakespeare's '' Pericles, Prince of Tyre'' * Antiochus of Ascalon (c. 130–68 BC), philosopher, member of Plato's Academy *

Antiochus of Sulcis Saint Antiochus of Sulcis (died c. 127 AD) was an early Christian martyr of Sardinia. The island and town of Sant'Antioco are named after him. History and legend Antiochus is a figure associated with the Sardinian mines from which the Romans ...

(died 110), Christian martyr from Sardinia *

Antiochus of Athens Antiochus of Athens ( grc-gre, Ἀντίοχος ὁ Ἀθηναῖος) was an influential Hellenistic astrologer who flourished sometime between the late 1st and mid 2nd century AD. There is some disagreement as to when he lived and wrote. Franz ...

(c. 100 CE), philosopher and astrologer *

Antiochus Philometor Antiochus Philometor ( grc, Ἀντίοχος Φιλομήτωρ) is supposed by some persons to have been a physician, or druggist, who must have lived in or before the second century AD. He is the inventor of an antidote against poisonous reptiles ...

(c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician *

Antiochus (physician) Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) was a physician of ancient Greece who appears to have lived at Rome in the 2nd century AD. The ancient physician Galen gives a precise account of the food he used to eat and the way in which he lived, and tells us ...

(c. 2nd century CE), ancient physician, different from above * Publius Anteius Antiochus (c. 200 CE), otherwise known as Antiochus of Aegae, a sophist or Cynic philosopher *

Septimius Antiochus Septimius Antiochus (died after 273) was a Roman usurper in Syria during the 3rd century. In 272 AD Emperor Aurelian had defeated the breakaway Kingdom of Palmyra; its king Vaballathus and his mother Zenobia were in Roman captivity. In 273 AD ano ...

(died 273), last Palmyrene Emperor (273) *

Antiochus (praepositus sacri cubiculi) Antiochus or Antiochos ( el, Ἀντίοχος, ) was a eunuch courtier and imperial official of the Byzantine Empire. He educated emperor Theodosius II during his minority and then acted as the emperor's chief chamberlain until 421. According to t ...

, Byzantine courtier and imperial tutor *

Antiochus bishop of Ptolemais Antiochus ( grc, Ἀντίοχος) was a bishop of Acre, Israel, Ptolemais in Palestine (region), Palestine. A Syrian by birth, he went to Constantinople at the beginning of the 5th century AD, where his eloquent preaching attracted such attention ...

, 5th century bishop * Antiochus Chuzon, 5th-century politician of the Byzantine Empire *

Antiochus of Palestine Antiochus of Palestine ( 7th century AD), also known as Antiochus the Monk or Antiochus Monachus, was a Christian monk and writer. He is believed to have been born near Ankara, Ancyra (now Ankara, Turkey). He lived first as a wikt:solitary, solita ...

, 7th-century monk *

Antiochos (strategos of Sicily) Antiochos ( grc, Ἀντίοχος; ) was a high-ranking Byzantine Empire, Byzantine official and governor of Sicily (theme), Sicily who participated in a conspiracy against Emperor Constantine V (). Very little is known about his life and career ...

, Byzantine governor of Sicily

Fictional

* Antiochus 'Tony' Wilson, protagonist of '' Seconds (1966 film)''

The Seleucid Empire

Kingdom of Commagene

Princes of Commagene

Others

Fictional

See also